Performance increase

Dazzza

I was out and about the other day as per usual and i noticed i was pushing a fair turn of speed uphill and it got me thinking.

Has anyone else had a point where they stopped being just a rider and felt like a decent mountain biker, i know we all set our limits but it really caught me out by surprise.

Naturally this will get me riding out all the more.

Pippen33

Know what you mean! I got to the level where I could climb the highest hill, mountain or whatever, and I could not get out of breath, because I was covering so many miles in the hottest days of summer (which, so long as you keep yourself in good shape & well hydrated is a good thing), I'd plateaued.

The first time it happened I actually got quite worried. 'Man I've gotta get off this bike and take in some oxygen', but by that time my heart and lungs were so efficient at delivering I didn't need to.

And those are the times when you get to the top of whatever you're climbing, you know you've given 110%, and you feel f****** INSERT HERE.

Now that I have 2 lovely kids (Aimee & Cody), time is limited and those days of giving 110% are on hiatus, but I've been looking at one of those burly bee trailers on CRC (THE OFFROAD VERSION).

Sorry to ramble on as they put it & I know my best friend Surf-Matt will have some disagreement with this post.

Dazzza

Well im not quite there yet but i can tell im getting closer all the time.

A few years ago i could hammer up any hill and not have it phase me, i remember storming up carn brea hill which is very steep and standing on the top admiring the view, this is the point ive been aiming to reach, granted i was 12st back then and im currently 15st but this time i have more muscle on my legs to compensate as ive been riding hard for many months.

I can't wait to see what further riding brings.